Sanctuary Personnel is currently looking for an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (CPN) to take on a new ongoing contract role within the IRH Team.
Location: Wallington
Pay Rate: £30 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract Type: Locum, 3-month contract
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week if full time, or pro rata
Duties:
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Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise
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Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support
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Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
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Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers
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Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations
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Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user compliance
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Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience and clinical judgment
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Supporting and supervising junior staff to develop the management of care needs
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Coordinating junior staff and the wider care team in providing hands-on care to service users and evaluating processes of care delivered
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Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and nonjudgmental way
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Developing care plans that reflect service user needs and relevant patient care documentation working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and family/carers
Requirements of the Community Mental Health Nurse:
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Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor
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Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service user’s respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity
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Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
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Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
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Significant relevant clinical experience
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Evidence of continuing professional development
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Experience as a preceptor / mentor
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Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
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Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
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Experience of taking responsibility for a ward / clinical unit
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Experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
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Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
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Experience of teaching e.g. lecturer practitioner/preceptorship
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Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
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Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
- Teaching ability
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Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations
- Approachable
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Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others
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Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework
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Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues
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Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems
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Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organisation and demonstrates values
- Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas as required
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Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
Contact:
This Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse job is advertised by Deane Garrard; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
